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Broker Bill Cate of Media Services Group fills us in on the details of this sale. High Plains Radio Network in Plainview, Texas, moves into its fourth state with the announced purchase of WDMS and WGVM in Greenville, Mississippi, for a total of $500,000.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio has announced that Neuhoff Communications President and CEO Beth Neuhoff has been named the 2016 MIW Frances Preston Trailblazer. The award is presented to a woman who, through her leadership and success in the media industry, creates opportunities for other women in radio.

Imaging company Benztown has made Inc. magazine's list of one of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the fourth consecutive year. Benztown has increased sales 48% since the start of 2011.

On Thursday, September 22 at The Radio Show in Nashville, Radio Ink magazine will be introducing the industry to radio’s most successful Sales Managers, General Managers, Digital Sellers, and Account Executives. Thanks to the Radio Advertising Bureau, we are able to recognize these industry greats every year with awards named in honor of Wayne Cornils, who worked for the RAB for many years and was one of radio’s greatest ambassadors. Keith Lawless is also a great ambassador for radio and here are the reasons why...

A Nielsen spokesperson tells Radio Ink this latest issue with meters was "an isolated personnel issue. There is no indication that this involved any media entities." Monday afternoon, Nielsen informed radio subscribers that there were "irregular compliance patterns" in PPM homes in Los Angeles. Here are the details...

The pharmacy chain jumped into the second spot (up from ninth) by airing just over 40,000 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week, according to Media Monitors.

According to Media Monitors, with the leadership shift at the Trump campaign, the Republican candidate is starting to spend money on radio.

Sun Broadcast Group's "The Country Club with Dee Jay Silver" will now be heard on iHeartMedia's country station in Washington D.C., WMZQ from 7p-12a. The Country Club is now heard on over 70 stations across the country, including 16 iHeartMedia stations.

There's also a company called Prisa Radio battling the regulars (iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, and NPR) on the top of the Triton chart. Prisa Radio is a Spanish-language radio group, with a presence in 12 countries, including Spain, Colombia, and Chile.

Advertising management software company WideOrbit announced Monday that Townsquare will now use WideOrbit’s WO Traffic platform at all 310 of its radio stations. Townsquare becomes WideOrbit’s largest-ever deployment of its traffic platform at a single radio station group.